Hi to one and all in this new year ,
2012 brings the fun back into modelling with the release of a fantasy bust from a new company War Griffon Miniatures , this is the brainchild of our very own "War Griffon" aka Martyn Dorey .
You will have seen painted versions of this bust already on PF so its my pleasure to present this review for you ........
The subject looks like a well known character in the film Labryinth called the Hoggle in which the body was performed by Shari Weiser with the voice and face being done by Jim Henson (he of muppets fame). In the film he is a dwarf who lives in the Labyrinth with various odd jobs, such as exterminating fairys and collecting shiny objects and is also terrified of the Bog of Eternal Stench!!! ,people often have difficulty remembering Hoggle's name, and so the character is referred to as Higgle, Hogwart, Hedgewart, and Hogbrain.
All of which must have been great inspiration for this fun sculpt .
Moving onto the model itself:
Subject : The Old Gnome
Sculptor: Raul Fernandez Romo
Box Art: Adrian Hopwood
Scale: Approx 50mm high
Material : Resin
The model arrived all boxed up , surrounded by foam chippings , all good stuff preventing the postal system from damaging anything ...the model itself is well secured in a flip top clear plastic holder inside which was a sealed bag with the pieces in , these were packed against a foam backing , behind which was a nicely presented backing card complete with boxart in full colour.
There are a total of 3 pieces , cast in a dark gray resin , these being the main torso , the arm and the pipe .
Continued in next post:
Nap
2012 brings the fun back into modelling with the release of a fantasy bust from a new company War Griffon Miniatures , this is the brainchild of our very own "War Griffon" aka Martyn Dorey .
You will have seen painted versions of this bust already on PF so its my pleasure to present this review for you ........
The subject looks like a well known character in the film Labryinth called the Hoggle in which the body was performed by Shari Weiser with the voice and face being done by Jim Henson (he of muppets fame). In the film he is a dwarf who lives in the Labyrinth with various odd jobs, such as exterminating fairys and collecting shiny objects and is also terrified of the Bog of Eternal Stench!!! ,people often have difficulty remembering Hoggle's name, and so the character is referred to as Higgle, Hogwart, Hedgewart, and Hogbrain.
All of which must have been great inspiration for this fun sculpt .
Moving onto the model itself:
Subject : The Old Gnome
Sculptor: Raul Fernandez Romo
Box Art: Adrian Hopwood
Scale: Approx 50mm high
Material : Resin
The model arrived all boxed up , surrounded by foam chippings , all good stuff preventing the postal system from damaging anything ...the model itself is well secured in a flip top clear plastic holder inside which was a sealed bag with the pieces in , these were packed against a foam backing , behind which was a nicely presented backing card complete with boxart in full colour.
There are a total of 3 pieces , cast in a dark gray resin , these being the main torso , the arm and the pipe .
Continued in next post:
Nap
